The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018 Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery vehicles. The Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system may be disabled without warning the driver that the system is not functional.
The risk
If the AEB does not intervene when needed, without warning, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall began October 17, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837, Option 9. Land Rover's number for this recall is N227.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery | 2018 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2018 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2018 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery | 2018 | 37 | 4 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2018 | 28 | 4 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2018 | 33 | 5 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2018
3 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the forward collision avoidance; Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed 187 campaigns in all.
| 18V620000 14 Sept 2018 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 18V621000 14 Sept 2018 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018